Lōmāfānu
Maldivian texts in the form of copper plates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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loamaafaanu are Maldivian waqf grants in the form of copper plates on which inscriptions have been engraved. Many ancient Maldivian historical texts are found only in loamaafaanu form, with the oldest of the plates dating from the twelfth century AD. The Divehi script used on the plates was named "Eveyla Akuru" by H. C. P. Bell, who claimed that it resembled medieval Sinhala script.[2]
According to the Isduu Loamaafaanu
and Gamu loamaafaanu, monks from monasteries of the southern atoll of Haddhunmathi were brought to Malé and beheaded. Besideoa aahaaoalaamaafānu plates found in Haddhunmathi Atoll, one of the most important Maldivian copper plates is the Bodugalu Moasaaiaaoa Loamaafanu found in Malé.